Swarthmore College facts for kids

Swarthmore College (sometimes pronounced locally pronounced or SWAHTH-mor) is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1864.

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Observatory
Parrish Hall from Magill Walk
ΦΣΚ's Phi Chapter, at Swarthmore, circa 1944
Swarthmore SEPTA Station at the foot of campus.
Alice Paul (Class of 1905), Suffragist and National Women's Party founder.
James A. Michener (Class of 1929), author.
Christian B. Anfinsen (Class of 1937), 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Michael Dukakis (Class of 1955), 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts.
David Baltimore (Class of 1960), 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
John C. Mather (Class of 1968), 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Jonathan Franzen (Class of 1981), novelist and essayist.
Carl Levin (Class of 1956), United States former Senator from Michigan.
Christiana Figueres (Class of 1979), Costa Rican diplomat, known for her work on climate change.